The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Local and state Notes.

Local and State Notes.
III. Moore, who has been managing the affairs
OF the Indiana Midland road, will hereafter be
known as the general superintendent.
The meeting of railway managers of North
western lines called for yesterday, to consider
rate matters, wns postponed until Tuesday,
May 81
w. r. woodard, general superintendent OF the
L.. N. A. & G. road, is unwel and is confined to
his room. Overwork lie given the cause of his
Illness
The Decline people have contracted with the
new water-works company at Nation to fur
nish water for their engines and extensive shops
at thar point.
dozen or more employees OF the Ohio Falls
car works at Jacksonville were discharged on
Wednesday for their tendency to loter about
saloons and drink beer.
May 26 has passed and the reduction in east
bound grain rates, which the New Y ork financial
papers said was to take place on that date, has
not materialized.
James McCrea general manager, and J. F.
Miller, general superintendent of the Pennsyl-
lines west of Pittsburg, are TO be in the
city to-day official business
It is stated on good authority that if the Wa
bash had been in better shape financially it
would have purchased the Indianapolis, Decatur
e. Springfield at the recent foreclosure SALE
Albert Stein was appointed general ticket and
freight agent of the Indiana Midland road yes
terday The appointment is to take effect on
June His headquarters will be Anderson,
Ind.
Rates to many of the Southern markets have
been arranged and with this there has been a de-
cided increase in shipments Of grain within the
last week, a good deal more moving southwark
than eastward.
1t is gratifying to note the promptness with
which the Lake Erie 81 Western is meeting
claims against the company. They are often
settled within the current month, which IS an
unusual thing with Western lines.
e. A. Ford, of the Pennsylvania system. ar
rived at Terre Haute last night, and will meet
all the ticket agents Of the Vandala Offices to-
day to arrange salaries and fix matters regarding
commissions growing out OF the boycott.
VIM. CALDWELL general Western passenger
agent Of the West Shore road, spent yesterday
IN the city The West Shore now works its St.
Louis business over the Wabash, and its Indian
apolis and Cincinnati business over the Bee-line.
The c., II. 60 d. train, con sisting of an engine
and hfty-one cars. which used in the Card
brake test on the c., b. e. @. road last week, has
returned. An excellent record was made by
this brake, but it encountered sharp competi-
General Master Mechanic tis, in charge of
the c., St L. 81 +. shops at Columbus, o., has
been ordered to build eleven engines of the class
rs" pattern. These engines are for freight
service. and weigh 100000 pounds without the
tender.
The Middle and Western States Freight Asso-
citation, which is now subordinate TO the Central
Traffic Association, will meet in Chicago next
week for the purpose of harmonizing rates from
Wheeling. Buffalo and Pittsburg to interior
Western points.
Atkinson, Topeka & Santa Fe road received the
local tariff of the road prepared under the
provisions of the interstate law. The tariff is
prepared in book form ard fills $40 pages of
book 14x20 inches in size
George NJ Green, the L., N. A. g. G. engineer
who was injured in the wreck at Greencastle
Junction about two weeks ago, Is much worse.
and his physicians say he cannot recover The
person who wrecked the train has not yet been
brought to justice.
The Western rate war was opened yesterday by
the Bee-ne placing sale tickets to all points
the St. Louis & San Francisco road at
fare for the round trip That it is the entering
wedge to lively fight on west-bound business
is the general opinion in passenger circles.
The receipts from passenger service on the c.,
l., St. L. e. c. during the third week in May
80. 795 in excess of those Of the correspond
ing week in 1856, and from local freiChts the in
crease in revenue this year was ST. 466. SO. The
increase in earnings from all sources
81. 36491.
The G., l.. St L. & G. company will soon
build handsome passenger and freight depot
at Batesville, which has become an important
station on the eastern division The building
will be 100x25 feet, and of a neat style of archi-
lecture The estimated cost of the improvement
is 81, 500
The Nickel-plate road is evidently shaping up
matters to do more business. AT all points on
the line the company Is increasing it's side-track
capacity. At Dawkins, Ind, it is laying 1000
feet, at Hadley, 1000 feet, at Peabody, 4, 900
feet OF new side track, and at other points, 900
to ], 500 feet.
The Union Railway Company holds in its treas
curry some $780, 900 of money taken from sales of
tickets at the Union Depot of the c.. Fl. & l.
road. This money is held awaiting the settle
ment of the rental question, which has so long
been pending between the Union Railway Com
pany and the c., H. 81 ID. people.
John Brunton. for twenty-five years an
engineer the Bee-line but who for a couple
of years past has been in South Pueblo. Col,
passed through the city yesterday with the
mains of his wife. en- route to Bellefontaine for
burial. A number of the personal friends of the
deceased accompanied the funeral party from
this city to the place of burial.
The grading for the ''Y" track which is to con-
meet the Indianapolis g. Vincennes with the Belt
road, is nearing completion. The half mile of
track needed to connect the two roads will be
laid within the next ten days When it Is fin
ished only the through business of the c., H. &
]. and the local business Of this other roads will
be handled on the Union tracks
General Manager Bradbury, Traffic Manager
Parker and w. +. Lee. the new general passen-
ger agent of the Lake Erie & Western road,
to be in the city to-day. Something definite will
be decided upon as to when the work of putting
the new building for the general Offices at this
point shall begin. AS the management is desir-
of removing their Offices here early
possible, it is stated that they may conclude to
rent rooms for their temporary use.
F. A Ford. general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg and of the
Vandalia, in the city yesterday, and in the
after part of the day left for Terre Haute to
have a conference with President McKeen. who
Is not pleased the fact that the trains OF
the the l. & St l.. and l., b. & W. are running
westward heavily loaded with passengers and
that the trains over the Vandalia carrying
but few, owing to the unpleasant position the
Vandalia has been placed in by the boycott
which the Eastern roads have been enforcing
upon Western connections of the Vandalia and
partially upon the Vandalia itself.
John r. Elder. president Of the New Orleans
e. Gulf road, formerly the She'll Beach road, re-
turned last night from New Orleans feeling in
excellent spirits. The extension is completed,
and trains running regularly over it. When
Mr.. Elder took hold of the road it thirty
miles in length and in such condition that it
was hardly safe to run trains over it. 1t is now
seventy miles in length and laid with heavy
steel rails resting thickly placed cross ties 1t
is snid that there is no better road bed in the
Southern States than that OF the New Orleans a.
Gulf. Nj. X. Speman. formerly with the l., ID.
& s road has been appointed general superin-
tendent Of the entire property.
Canadian Pacific will now appear In
diana roads, this company having perfected ar